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(88) Date of publication A3: 04.09.2008 (43) Date of publication: 19.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/34 (21) Application number: 07865036.3 (22) Date of filing: 30.11.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B41J 2/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/086165 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/070573 (12.06.2008 Gazette 2008/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 01.12.2006 US 868328 P 04.12.2006 US 868536 P 22.12.2006 US 871763 P (71) Applicant: Fujifilm Dimatix, Inc. Lebanon, NH 03766 (US)	(72) Inventor: OKAMURA, Yoshimasa San Jose, CA 95124 (US) (74) Representative: Peterreins, Frank et al Fish & Richardson P.C. Highlight Towers Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 8 D- 80807 München D- 80807 München (DE)